Brittany King
Should I finance a Vehicle?
Hello BP family! Hello how are you all doing? I hope all is going well with everyone. I'm writing to get advice about investing. I need to purchase a car (Nothing new a nice used one). I have 10k saved up. My questio...
John Thedford
25K Note For Sale: What Would A Typical Offer Be
Hello all:
I have a man holding a note he wishes to sell. It has a face value of 25K at 6% for five years. The payments are about $480 per month and they have made six payments. Note holder wants 21K for the note...
Dion DePaoli
The Pain $ of Not Knowing - Contract For Deeds
I thought it would interesting to share some recent experience we have had with some of these instruments. To that extent, an illustration of the pain that can come with working with an instrument that is not the...
Dylan Katz
Potential tenants seeing vacant unit unattended?
Hi BP community, I just finished listening to Mike Butler's "Landlording on Autopilot" audiobook, and I found his chapter on showing vacant units very interesting. For those that haven't read or listened, he recommend...
Eva Salas
In Unit Washer/Dryers?
Hi, The trend in Silicon Valley, in the pricier buildings, is toward in unit W/Ds. I'm wondering a few things, but mostly has anyone done this and how much more (in %) they were able to get for their units after insta...
Austin Smucker
New investor with liquid cash.
Hi All! I've been in the bigger pockets community for a while now but havent been very active. I have a full time job but my wife and I are looking to get into the lucrative business of real estate to hopefully leave ...
Tony Chen
Newbie from Los Angeles, CA
Hi All,My name is Tony. I'm a newbie to this forum and relatively new to the real estate investing world. I'm interested in buy and hold as the rental income could be a great source of passive income. I do have a rent...
Jonathan Johnson
6-unit apt, all vacant, cat-lady "tenant", distress Landlord
Hello all,Long time lurker, first time poster so be gentle.I live in a small college town and I found a 6-unit apartment that I'm considering purchasing. I have a friend currently renting there ($600/mo) but he's movi...
Douglas Gratz
I dont understand how you make the numbers work on Class A RE?
I currently have 12 units all of which are Class C. My ROI for most is around 12-14% and CoC way higher but how do I make my strategy work for Class A Properties? When I buy a property the following has been my stra...
Kevin Lefeuvre
Why SFRs in SFV prices do not pick up?
I am looking at SFR properties to buy in Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Encino, Hidden Hills... You can buy a nice 3BR/2BA or even bigger, remodeled with pool, in the range of 600-800. Which is hardly their 2007 pre-crash p...